BattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise, launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. The series began in 1984 with FASA's debut of the board game BattleTech (originally named BattleDroids) and has since grown to include numerous expansions to the original game, several video games, a collectible card game, a series of science fiction novels, an animated television series and more.

Built around large bore autocannons, the venerable Lightning is well admired for its speed and armor as well. After reverse engineering the Terran Hegemony's brand new AC/10, the Capellan Confederation began a crash program to develop a AeroSpace Fighter to carry it. The resulting Lightning was well received, until the ever advancing pace of military technology left it behind. The Lightning received a new lease of life when the Lyran Commonwealth develo... (vollständige Beschreibung)

The first Heavy AeroSpace Fighter developed by the Free Worlds League, the simple and rugged Eagle continues to serve as yardstick for modern fighter designs. First developed in 2324, the modern Eagle first appeared in 2601 featuring fourteen tons of BattleMech grade armor, a Vlar 300 rating Fusion Engine and a whopping twenty- five heat sinks. While not of the same class as SLDF designs of the same weight, the Eagle compares very favorably to those of the other Great Houses. Unf... (vollständige Beschreibung)